Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to states that demonstrate a shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to streamline state requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military EMT training while serving in the Armed Forces to meet state EMT certification, licensure, and other requirements.
Requires $1 million of the amount authorized to carry out the area health education center program to be authorized to carry out this Act for FY2013-FY2017.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4124 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4124
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to
streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military
emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical
technicians.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 1, 2012
Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Butterfield,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Schilling, and Mr. Schock)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to
streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military
emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical
technicians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Emergency Medical Technician
Support Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING TO
MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR BECOMING CIVILIAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIANS.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following:
``SEC. 315. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING
TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR BECOMING CIVILIAN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS.
``(a) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a program consisting
of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State
requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed
military emergency medical technician training while serving in the
Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and
other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical
technician in the State.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts received as a demonstration grant
under this section shall be used to prepare and implement a plan to
streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection
(a), including by--
``(1) determining the extent to which the requirements for
the education, training, and skill level of emergency medical
technicians in the State are equivalent to requirements for the
education, training, and skill level of military emergency
medical technicians; and
``(2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military
emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such
equivalent State requirements.
``(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this section,
a State shall demonstrate that the State has a shortage of emergency
medical technicians.
``(d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual
report on the program under this section.
``(e) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section $200,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) .
Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6142-6144)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4124.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6142)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6142)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.